Improvement in show-boxes for spectacles



J. J. BAUSOHm Show-Box for Spectacles;

No. 215.555. Patented May 20,1879.

Mbzesses 736% N PETERS, PHOTO-LITHOGRAFNER. WASHINGTON. D C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOElN J. BAUSGH, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN SHOW-BOXES FOR SPECTACLES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 215,555, dated May 20, 1879'; application filed March 17, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN J. BAUSOH, of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Cases for Eyeglasses or Spectacles, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this inventionis to produce a case in which eyeglasses or spectacles may be packed, so as to prevent their being broken or injured during transportation, and which, when opened, displays glasses for sale in an attractive manner.

To this end my invention consists in a case having a series of cells or compartments for the reception of glasses arranged within it, one of the sides of the case being hinged, so as to be turned up to permit the removal of glasses from the cells or compartments, and a cover provided with a downwardly-extending rim, fitting over the case, and serving to secure the hinged side in its closed position.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a case embodying my improvements, portions being broken away the better to illustrate its construction. Fig. 2 is a perspective viewof the case with its cover removed and its hinged side raised; and Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the dotted line 00 m, Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures.

A designates the body of the case. 1t may be made of pasteboard, or any other suitable material, and may be ornamented in any way so as to present an attractive appearance.

B designates a series of cells or compartments, arranged transversely within the case, each being of a size to receive snugly within it a pair of eyeglasses or spectacles. These cells or compartments may be formed in any convenient manner-as, for instance, by partitions of stiff paper extending transversely across the case. Those here represented consist of independent cells or compartments secured within the case. I preferably make them of such length that glasses inserted within them will project above their ends, so as to permit their being more readily examined.

The side A of the case, which is. opposite the open ends of the cells or compartments, is hinged to the body of the case, so that it may be turned up, as represented in Fig. 2, to nisert and remove the glasses. A strip of cloth, a, pasted over the joint forms a simple andinexpensive hinge.

G designates an ordinary cover, provided with a downward-extending rim, fitting over the case, and serving to secure the hinged side A, in its closed position.

By my invention I produce a neat and inexpensive case in which eyeglasses or spectacles may be safely transported, and in which they may be displayed for sale by simply removing the cover and turning up the hinged side.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

' A case, A, for holding eyeglasses or spectacles, having a series of cells or compartments, B, arranged within it, the side opposite the open ends of said cells or compartments hinged to the case, and a cover, 0, provided with a downwardly-extendin g rim, fitting over the case, and serving to secure the hinged side in its closed position, substantially as specified.

JOHN J. BAUSOH. Witnesses: r

W. GRAEBE,

A. M. Konrrn. 

